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Alert reader NuitdeTokyo has sent in the following interview with the late grandmaster Akechi Denki. What makes this contribution so special is that the interview first appeared more than 30 years ago in a little-known magazine called Venus (now defunct).

NuitdeTokyo reports: Inspired by the extensive bibliography in Master K’s recently released book “The Beauty Of Kinbaku” I found myself bargain hunting for rare books and facsimile in downtown Tokyo, when I came across this little magazine. It featured a very sexy vanilla cover, but the inside was exclusively SM content. This issue of Venus is probably from around 1976, and to my delight it carried an interview with Akechi Denki at a time when the full talent of the maestro was yet to be discovered; at a time before he had started doing public performances – yet was already active for 20 years in the Shibari scene.

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Why private play and public performances aren’t the same

In this article, we are introducing Akechi Denki a master with more than 20 years of SM history. Now in his late thirties, while managing his own business, he is working as a nawashi, acting as adviser for shows.

“My very first interest in SM was sparked when I was in the Read more »

(Or everything you ever wanted to know about Japanese erotic bondage when you suddenly realized you didn’t speak Japanese.)

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Osada Steve

And here comes my review of this must-have book:

Master “K” has done it again! This book is a masterpiece. The mother of all books on Kinbaku/Shibari. It’s the yardstick with which all future books on the subject will be measured.

Not even in Japan do they publish such comprehensive, all-encompassing work. The author has spent years researching original sources, checking facts, translating rare documents, and interviewing key figures. The result is a sensational book that will forever change how Westerners view Shibari.

This book is such an interesting read and offers such a wealth of information, that its appeal reaches far beyond the rope community.

Right from the start Master “K” mesmerizes the reader by Read more »